Euston
One of the innovative features of the Victoria Line when it opened in the 1960s was every station having a motif, repeated along the platforms, with a connection, however tenuous, with the station name. At Blackhorse Road, it was, unsurprisingly, a black horse! (see my photo, image no. 70900). Here at Euston it is a memory of the famous Doric Arch of 1837, seen here on the southbound platform on 30th November 2022. The arch and the Great Hall, monuments to the Railway Age, were shamefully demolished during a savage act of legalised vandalism in 1962, despite the great efforts of John Betjeman (1906-1984), later Sir John and Poet Laureate, to save them and a great hero of mine. He failed to save Euston from its destruction and ghastly rebuilding but in 1967 was successful in saving St. Pancras from closure and demolition and for that we owe him an unceasing debt of gratitude. This view is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 30th November 2022.
Location: Euston
Original line: Victoria Line (London Transport Board)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Date: 30/11/2022
Image number: 83600
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